Merate Astronomical Observatory
Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate (Lecco), Italy. It has housed a 1-meter Zeiss telescope since 1926.
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| Observatory code | 096  | ||
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| Location | Merate, Italy | ||
| Coordinates | 45°42′22″N 9°25′42″E | ||
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This Zeiss di Merate is a reflecting telescope on an equatorial mount and is one of the largest telescopes funded by the Regno d'Italia ("Kingdom of Italy") before Italy became republic in 1946.
The same type of Zeiss telescope was also installed at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory and the Royal Observatory of Belgium.[1]
Gallery
The Zeiss telescope
View of the main and the refracting guide telescopes with finder
Right Ascension and Declination axes
South pillar and part of the Right Ascension axis
See also
- Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
- Galileo National Telescope, 3.5m (138 inch) diameter aperture Italian National telescope.
- List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
- List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century
- Telescope mount
References
- Henry C. King (1955). The History of the Telescope. Courier Corporation. p. 347. ISBN 978-0-486-43265-6.
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